David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be successful. During a hunting expedition, Adonijah challenges his younger brother Solomon to a chariot race. While Solomon, though brave, still retains a modicum of caution, the daredevil Adonijah is eager to win at all costs -- and loses control of his chariot. Solomon takes the seriously injured Adonijah back to Jerusalem. On the way there they meet the attractive Abishag, who despite her youth is versed in the use of healing herbs. She actually succeeds in helping the prince. Adonijah falls in love with Abishag -- but Bathsheba arranges things so that she works for David, hoping that her youth, her beauty and her healing powers will soothe the old king's suffering. Several members of the influential priesthood and also the respected army general Joab, who served David loyally for many years, support Adonijah's claim to the throne-- even though David has still not made any decision with regard to a potential successor. The battle-experienced Joab regards Solomon as an indecisive weakling, under whose leadership the kingdom would soon fall apart. When the prophet Nathan finds out about Adonijah's conspiracy he informs Bathsheba and Solomon, who urge David to take immediate action. And so it comes to pass that preparations to anoint the future king of Israel are made both at the Spring of Enrogel, where Adonijah and his men are encamped, as well as in Jerusalem. The festive procession for Adonijah has already been assembled and the people enticed with delicious delicacies to cheer him on, when the news of Solomon's coronation reaches Enrogel. The people promptly acknowledge the will of King David and stream off to Jerusalem in their hordes to greet Solomon, their future ruler. Adonijah remains behind with a handful of loyal followers. He realizes that he has lost -- for the time being. Humbly he places his life in his brother's hands. Adonijah is forgiven on one condition: that he always remains loyal to his brother Solomon. The great King David is dead, and his son Solomon has succeeded him as the rightful ruler of Israel. Adonijah now has a request to make of Bathsheba: he wants to marry Abishag. Solomon hears about this seemingly innocent wish, and recognizes it as a renewed ploy on behalf of his brother to reclaim the throne -- Adonijah's marriage to the last woman to share King David's bed would strengthen his political position considerably. Solomon knows that he has to act quickly and decisively if he is to secure his own power. He has his brother Adonijah and the latter's closest associate Joab executed. After this radical decision, Solomon withdraws to present sacrifices. In a dream the Lord appears to him and grants him the fulfillment of a wish, whatever it may be. Solomon merely asks for wisdom -- in order to become a good ruler and judge. War with Egypt is looming. To arm his kingdom against the territorial ambitions of its powerful neighbors, Solomon not only introduces several reforms but also decides to marry the daughter of the pharaoh. The Egyptian princess does not remain Solomon's only wife, however: as time goes by the king marries numerous noble women from many different countries for political and economic reasons. In this way he preserves peace for his people, and creates great prosperity. By allowing the women to continue practicing their domestic customs and religious rituals in Jerusalem as well, he comes into regular conflict with the priesthood, who see the foreign religions as endangering Israel's sole covenant with the Lord. The wisdom granted to Solomon by God becomes fully evident when the king sits in judgment. One day two harlots each claim to be mother of the same baby. Solomon's decision seems utterly cruel: he says that the child should be cut in two so that each woman receives half. Solomon can now determine who the real mother is from her reaction: she will not allow her child to be harmed. Solomon hands the child back to its true mother amid cheers of approval. One of the most important tasks handed down to Solomon by his father David is building the great Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. It has to be larger and more magnificent than all other temples in the world, and Solomon now sets about fulfilling his father's wish. He places Jeroboam in charge of the Israelite workers as chief overseer. Seven years later, the work is completed. The expensive construction materials have been brought from far-off lands, and the people of Israel have paid exceedingly high taxes without complaint in order to finance the construction work. The Ark of the Covenant can now finally be taken to the Temple in a triumphant procession. After so many years of wandering, the Israelites' most sacred possession now has a fixed home of its own. People stream to Jerusalem from across the entire country to celebrate the great day. Abishag, now married, comes too and brings her family. Solomon has decided to mingle among the people in disguise, and he and Abishag are overjoyed when they accidentally meet again after so many years. The Temple makes Jerusalem and its king famous throughout the world. Even the dark-skinned Queen of Sheba sets off with a large retinue to visit the wise and cultivated Solomon and admire his magnificent city. The admiration turns out to be mutual: Solomon, captivated by her beauty, falls deeply in love with her. The two of them have a child, Menelik, but one day the Queen of Sheba decides to leave. She does not want Menelik to be deprived of the regal dignity awaiting him in his home country. Solomon stays behind, with a heavy heart. The king has now achieved everything he set his heart on, but with the passing of the years the wise Solomon gradually becomes a melancholy, skeptical old man who regularly questions his very existence. Material things seem to represent the only reality for him. He also refuses to adopt any kind of steady policy, especially in religious matters. With his foreign wives, Solomon sacrifices to foreign gods, and this incurs the wrath of the priesthood. The loyal Jeroboam appeals to his king's conscience, but to no avail. During one of Solomon's sorties in disguise among his people, a simple farmer reminds him of the first of the Ten Commandments revealed by the Lord to Moses: "You shall have no other gods before me." At another decisive moment, God Himself speaks to Solomon and announces the punishment for his sinfulness: the kingdom will collapse after Solomon's death. The king has grown old and weary. He has lost touch with the people of Israel, who are suffering from heavy taxation and forced labor. Solomon has treated his long-standing companion Jeroboam, to whom he entrusted the administration of the northern tribes, with murderous anger ever since a prophet predicted the division of the kingdom to him. The king no longer has the strength to change things -- he just leaves them as they are. The consequences of this become clear shortly after his death. Solomon's son and successor Rehoboam treats the country's leaders with arrogance, and provokes the division of the kingdom into two parts: the only tribe still loyal to him is that of Judah, while all the others unite under Jeroboam. The prophecy has been fulfilled. The kingdom that Solomon received from his father David, and invested with such might and magnificence, is now divided.
麦克白的悲剧 里几乎全部都是莎翁原剧本的台词。对演员挑战极大，如果像舞台那样表演，顶多算个纪录片，如果用电影的方式去表演，很多内心独白是不说人话的。导演的解决方式是置景上保留舞台的仪式感，包括黑白影调，但演员走位，面部小动作，肢体语言全部采用电影的表现方式。几个演员背着大段的莎士比亚，断句都是利用呼吸而不是情绪，手里还得自己找动作。挺难的，无怪拿了金球奖演员奖的提名。
这光影的反差，不知为何很有张艺谋+纪念碑谷的感觉，尤其是飞出屏幕的大乌鸦……分镜也很厉害啊，云雾中的换景非常巧妙。最让人惊喜的是打戏，舞台剧居然也能做得拳拳到肉。就最终的呈现效果而言，称得上古典文学与现代工业相结合的最优解之一，希望能照着这个质量，将莎翁的全套作品翻拍一遍。PS：感觉我们的京剧电影也可以学习一下啊。PPS：因为这部电影认识了丹泽尔华盛顿，很庆幸。
为啥麦克白是个黑人？就开头女巫演的最好，后面越来越难看
演员们的演技令我叹为观止。
1:1，纯黑白，影帝影后，莎士比亚…比起电影更像是一场两小时的舞台剧，只不过呈现方式是大导演的视角…
虽然我不懂科恩兄弟这种风格，但仍然大受震撼
这把年纪感觉真的看不了这种文学电影了，艰难看完
当然不会不好，但是i want something different, something more. 麦克白值得翻拍，但是真的不好翻拍...尤其是中间的故事呈现方式实在是有点平。不过还是值得一看的！尤其是开头巫女与结尾决斗的处理，非常喜欢，加一星。BTW 看完了以后疯狂截图，光影太好看了！！的确是一种近似伯格曼的体验。
光看画面不错，麦克白是不是黑人我也不懂，德不配位是肯定的。当大型实景舞台剧看看还行，多的意思也不大。
形式的盛宴，科恩运用表现主义的方式，讲述麦克白这段耳熟能详的故事。这种极度外化的影像，在展现人物内在状态的同时，也非常符合舞台式的叙事呈现。其实对于西方导演来翻拍这种经典戏剧，在剧作上无法创新，值得从形式切入。导演选用的美学形式，将文本之下所讲述关于人类欲望的主题最大程度的呈现。但介于观众早已得知的内容对戏剧性的削弱，惊悚就只得过程而非结果。纵使演员与导演，以及影片的美学完美结合，融为一体，足够精美，但确实也缺乏趣味，不够好看。
极简场景和摄人光影是本片独特气质的最大贡献者，其余部分没什么亮点。空镜最震撼
不知道这是看的第几个版本的Macbeth了，不是最好的，也不是最差的，但算的上three witches的舞美、造型和表现手法能让我记住的版本了，lady macbeth略失望，Duncan 差点味，其余过得去。Joel Coen辛苦了~
你永远也猜不到知名大导拥有无限创作空间后会选择拍什么……大科恩选择翻拍《麦克白》，如果是夙愿，那似乎能解释他风格的源头所在
无与伦比的构图、光影和画面，把舞台搬上荧幕来讲述被说了很多遍的老故事，电影的艺术气质那么浓，丹帝演得那么好，又怎么会不好看？A24每次都太能戳中我的喜好了～丹帝再冲一次小金人影帝吧！！
3.5。丹泽尔华盛顿的表演精准到极致，但是并没有让人觉得特别出彩，反倒是女巫的表演令人印象深刻，虽然很大程度上归功于造型和妆容。摄影真的绝了，用表现主义那一套布景和构图，变形的、图形几何化的场面调度，来表现这样一个摒弃宏大叙事、侧重内心情感之黑暗扭曲的悲剧史诗，再贴切不过了。
B/74｜刺杀国王、献祭预言、皇后发疯几场戏惊艳绝伦，音效和视觉效果结合相宜，强对比的打光和几何简约式的布景仿佛上世纪初德国表现主义的复兴。各位戏骨贡献了完美的表演，除了“达力”实在让我有点出戏。但是有一说一，这种布景带来的劣势和优势同样明显，空间受限带来的是画幅景别的重复使用，视觉造就的力量在半个小时后之后就消失殆尽，最想看的类似《蜘蛛巢城》里的移动森林则直接用纷飞的落叶一笔带过。A24尽整这些花活儿，多了也就不新鲜了。#LondonCurzonSoho#
被黑人麦克白惊到了，虽然是丹泽尔华盛顿，看了一会儿还是耿耿于怀，本来情节就没啥兴趣，这画面风格更难受，算了吧。
这古英文真是有点过于晦涩了。但画面每一帧都可以放到art gallery里。
话剧的台词大批的放在电影里还是很难受，很出戏。A24撑起了开场女巫的戏，但似乎也就如此了，毕竟黑白方屏幕这种形式，有过灯塔一次也就不稀奇了
在我看来对于这个时代而言完全是无意义的作品，一桩黑白的，浮夸的舞台剧影像化，没有任何对原著内核的再升华或剖析，复古的影像风格下也没有任何贴合于主题或者情节的试听创新。如果只是将一个被不断演绎且家喻户晓的故事，以一种最怀旧和最富仪式感的形式临摹下来，是没有任何先进意义的。很不幸，21年全线垮塌的不只是类型片，几乎也没有看到任何艺术电影有比较优秀的呈现，作者性导演在危机之下放弃自我表达和影像创新，比什么都令人失望。没了弟弟的科恩兄弟和没了妹妹的沃卓斯基姐妹一样，让他们近年已经愈发平庸的作品彻底沦落到谷底。
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